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Biography information for Sajid Javid

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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions
he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on his Department's
priorities after the UK leaves the EU.

<p>Our exit from the EU is a time to look ahead with optimism – an opportunity to
improve the delivery of investment and local growth across England. I am working with
my colleagues across Government to make a resounding success of Brexit.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what reports he
has received from local authorities of racist abuse by or towards electoral candidates
during the 2017 General Election.

<p>I am well aware of the many election candidates who suffered vile abuse and even
death threats during the 2017 General Election campaign, many of whom shared their
experiences in Westminster Hall last week. All such abuse is unacceptable no matter
who it is aimed at.</p>

<p>My Department has started the year with the publication of 'Fixing the Broken Housing
Market', our White Paper which sets out how the Department will reform the housing
market and increase housing supply. The Department is currently developing a new Single
Departmental Plan that will outline our strategic priorities in 2017 and for the rest
of the Parliament.</p>

<p>The Government is committed to building the homes our country needs.</p><p>Measures
in the recent White Paper will ensure more homes are planned for where they are needed
most, that homes are built more quickly once they have planning permission, and will
diversify the housing market so it works for everyone.</p>

<p>As Communities Secretary, I’m proud this is a country where 89% of people view
their local area as a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together.</p><p>Since
2010, we have invested £60 million on community integration programmes.</p><p>Building
on this, during Inter Faith week this month, we announced a further £250,000 for ‘The
Common Good’ fund. This will bring even more communities together to tackle intolerance.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his
Department has taken to prepare for the UK to leave the EU since 23 June 2016; and
what further such steps his Department plans to take in the remainder of 2016.

<p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing
preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal
negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this it is working very closely
with other government departments, including DCLG, and a wide range of other interested
parties.</p>

<p>Increasing the National Living Wage (NLW) for workers aged 25 and over to £17.50
in 2020 would represent an increase of 143% on the current NLW (£7.20) and of 94%
on the current forecasted NLW of £9.00 by 2020.</p><p>Based on an underlying assumption
that the wage distribution from April 2015 grows in line with the Office for Budget
Responsibility (OBR) average earnings forecast made in March 2016, we estimate that
in 2020, a NLW of £17.50 would be equivalent to around 116% of the projected median
wage. Around 15 million employees would be covered by such an NLW, and labour costs
would be around £150 billion higher in 2020 compared to a counterfactual of forecast
average earnings growth (in nominal terms) due to the direct effects of the NLW. This
is equivalent to an increase in total compensation of employees of almost 15%.</p><p>We
also estimate that there would be somewhere close to 1.75 million job losses and somewhere
between 65,000 and 119,000 business deaths. There would also most likely be a substantial
reduction in hours worked, increased labour costs and increased prices, and obvious
disincentives to starting new businesses.</p><p>This assessment is based on BIS analysis
of provisional data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2015 and is subject
to significant uncertainty given that a National Living Wage of £17.50 is considerably
higher than any previous NMW increase or any minimum wage internationally. Our cost
estimates do not include estimates of any ripple effects higher up the wage distribution
if employers were to restore wage differentials above the NLW.</p>

<p>We recently consulted options for the Land Registry.</p><p> </p><p>This consultation
closed on 26 May and Government are currently reviewing the responses.</p><p> </p><p>Until
this is completed, no decision will be made.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>

<p>I am pleased to say we are consulting on this very issue at the moment.</p><p>
</p><p>We want to accelerate the transformation and digitisation of the Land Registry,
improving the service it offers.</p><p> </p><p>However, we would only proceed with
any change if we were convinced it would provide a continued appropriate level of
service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>